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SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Lesson 4 - Page 5

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Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors, promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes and mechanical, chemical, and human performance principles.

Industrial engineers determine the most effective ways to use the basic factors of production—people, machines, materials, information, and energy—to make a product or to provide a service.

 Marine engineers and naval architects are involved in the design, construction, and maintenance of ships, boats, and related equipment.  

Materials engineers are involved in the development, processing, and testing of the materials used to create a range of products, from computer chips and television screens to golf clubs and snow skis.

Engineers design bridges to make sure they are safe

Mechanical engineers research, develop, design, manufacture, and test tools, engines, machines, and other mechanical devices.

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers, find, extract, and prepare coal, metals, and minerals for use by manufacturing industries and utilities.

Nuclear engineers research and develop the processes, instruments, and systems used to derive benefits from nuclear energy and radiation.

Petroleum engineers search the world for reservoirs containing oil or natural gas.